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#A1A67E — Dusty Yellow

#A1A67E is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #A1A67E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A1A67E is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #837EA5; it also sits naturally between #A5977E and #8CA57E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A1A67E · RGB 161, 166, 126

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Color values

HEX#A1A67E
RGB161, 166, 126
HSL68°, 18%, 57%
HSV68°, 24%, 65%
CMYK3%, 0%, 24%, 35%
XYZ32.10, 36.36, 25.06
Yxy36.36, 0.3432, 0.3887
CIE-Lab66.79, -8.66, 20.17
Hunter Lab60.30, -7.38, 14.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 65% · Blue 49%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 35%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #A1A67E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A1A67E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A1A67E

.text { color: #A1A67E; }
.background { background-color: #A1A67E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A1A67E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(161, 166, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 18%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A1A67E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(161, 166, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A1A67E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(161, 166, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A1A67E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A1A67E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A1A67E

#959B6F#858A60#767B56#686C4B#595D41#484B34#3A3C2A#2B2D1F#1A1B13#0C0C08

Tints of #A1A67E

#A9AD8A#B2B696#BABEA2#C3C7AE#CCCFBA#D3D5C3#DCDECF#E4E6DB#EDEEE7#F6F7F3

Tones of #A1A67E

#9DA281#9CA083#999C86#989A89#95978C#94958E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #837EA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.54:1 Fails
Against black text8.27:1 AAA

Best text color on #A1A67E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A1A67E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A1A67E: ·

How #A1A67E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A3A388Deuteranopia · #A3A38ATritanopia · #A18F91

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34ATailwind stone 500 · #78716C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A1A67E rather than the exact color:

Royal Ruby Summit
#A6A77D · #5B7B4C · #4AA065 · #9FC2C1
Crystal Ember
#B1495C · #C7AE9D · #A3A279 · #5C8C3A
Palette F7f7e8
#F7F7E8 · #C7CFB7 · #9DAD7F · #557174
Palette 61764b
#61764B · #9BA17B · #CFB997 · #FAD6A5
Palette F6f0d7
#F6F0D7 · #C5D89D · #9CAB84 · #89986D
Palette C9dabf
#C9DABF · #9CA986 · #808D7C · #5F6F65

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#A6A77D#A3A279#9DAD7F#9BA17B#9CAB84#9CA986#9DAB86#97AA7C#97A87A#A5AF79#9CB080#99AD7A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A1A67D  ·  #A1A67F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A1A67E?

#A1A67E is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 161, 166, 126). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A1A67E?

#A1A67E is RGB 161, 166, 126 — HSL 68°, 18%, 57% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 24%, 35%.

What colors go with #A1A67E?

Its complement is #837EA5; analogous partners are #A5977E and #8CA57E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A1A67E for text?

Black text on #A1A67E has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.